After all, the places where eunuchs are found are high-quality officials, and they don't care much about eunuchs who are like dust. Sometimes just saying something casually can be very important information to people outside.
Emperor Wanli said strangely: "Why is this? Liu Qing's family gave them money, they should be happy! Is there really an upright official like Hai Bijie among the courtiers?"
Liu Haojia smiled bitterly and said: "Long live Lord, you think too much! You underestimate the shamelessness and greed of some people! Let's talk about the censor first, because when ministers receive money, they are distributed according to their official positions and abilities. , some people have more, some people have less! Those censors can only talk and talk all day long, and do nothing serious, so naturally they have less! But these people think that they are the only ones who can give advice. The world should be divided into more parts, so I have some hatred for you!"
Emperor Wanli laughed loudly after hearing this and said: "It turns out that you gave me less money. Wouldn't it be better if you gave me more money?"
Liu Haojia said: "Long live Lord, if you give too much here, some people will think it's too little on the other side! This money can't satisfy the desires of these people! What's more, if you can get more money by just talking, wouldn't you be sorry? People who actually do things every day!”
Zhang Jia also nodded and said: "That's right, there is such a thing as gratification! Some people will never feel that the money they receive is enough!"
Emperor Wanli also suppressed his smile and said: "What a bunch of insatiable white-eyed wolves!"
Liu Haojia was very happy to hear Emperor Wanli's evaluation of those censors! His background determined that he must be a military official, so he has been guiding Emperor Wanli to see the shortcomings of those civil servants, and it seems that it has been effective now! Of course, the backlash caused by the suppression of him by civilian officials is also the main reason.
Liu Haojia made an excuse and said: "Long live Lord, there is actually another reason. These civil servants are worried that you will spread the commercial tax, so they want to take the matter of collecting money into their own hands. In the future, it will be restricted to Gyeonggi Province. , or find an opportunity to abolish it in the future, it’s up to them. This is also the main reason why they deal with Wei Chen!"
After hearing this, Emperor Wanli gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, that's really foresight! But they don't know that sooner or later I will have to collect business taxes! So much money, if it is spent in vain on them, it would be better for me to use it to repair river embankments. the way!"
Seeing that Emperor Wanli was really angry, Liu Haojia hurriedly said: "But don't worry long live! The three people in charge of collecting money now appear to be civil servants, but in fact they have already written letters of allegiance to His Majesty. As long as Your Majesty protects them, this money-collecting business is still in the hands of Long Live Lord! You can also use this matter to train some people and prepare for the expansion of business taxes in the future! But this matter, Long Live Lord Keep it in your heart, as long as the three of us know it!"
Emperor Wanli nodded solemnly and said: "Don't worry about this. I already understand what Liu Qing's family said about taking from the people and using it for the people! So in the future, I will collect most of the commercial taxes and give them back to the people." go!"
During this period, Liu Haojia instilled in Emperor Wanli a lot of principles of taking from the people and using them for the people, and also taught him a lot of simple financial knowledge. At least now Emperor Wanli knows that money piled up in a warehouse is of no use, only money is money when it flows!
But Liu Haojia knew from his words that he must be planning to keep a large piece of it in the inner treasury for his own use. I can’t help but feel that Emperor Wanli is ridiculous! But considering his age and the nature passed down from the ancestors of the old Zhu family, I won’t say more!
However, he still bowed and said: "Long live Lord, you should allow me to go to Henan! Let me avoid the limelight during this period of time! The most important thing is to give Wu Shilang and the other three people a chance to completely control their men!"
At this point, Liu Haojia suddenly had an idea, thought for a while and said: "Long live Lord, now there are a lot of people in charge of collecting money. Why not set up a special yamen under the inner court, under the direct control of Long live Lord, you can also arrange it convenient!"
Zhang Jia's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "This is a good idea! And Wu Shilang and the others can just take the positions in the inner court!"
During the Ming Dynasty, because most of the eunuchs were illiterate and unable to manage effectively, they had to arrange for many civil servants to serve in the inner court. As for the specific deployment, it is up to the eunuchs of the inner court to decide.
Zhang Jia's intention was to give Wu Shilang and others the name of the inner court, so that they could legitimately take charge of the collection of money, and they would not be afraid that the civil servants would suddenly transfer them away and put others in.
Emperor Wanli also thought this was a good idea, so he said: "What name would be better? But it cannot be named with the word "tax", otherwise the courtiers will be confused."
Zhang Jia thought for a while and said: "It's better to just call the money bureau and forget it. It's simple and clear! As for what the name will be in the future, it's not a matter of a word from the long live master!"
Emperor Wanli slapped the table and said: "Then let's call the money bureau! Zhang Jia, go to Feng Daban's place to complete the procedures as soon as possible!"
Then the three people discussed enthusiastically where the money bureau would be located in the future and what was its internal structure? After discussing it for a long time, it was finally decided.
When they were free, Liu Haojia mentioned going to Henan again. Seeing that Emperor Wanli was hesitating, Zhang Jia also supported Liu Haojia to go out. Not to mention anything else, at least participating in it can be regarded as helping Emperor Wanli to accumulate merit!
Emperor Wanli heard what his two confidants said. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, if you want to go, then go! But you must pay attention to safety. I am still waiting for you to come back and serve me!" "
With Emperor Wanli's permission, Liu Haojia was ecstatic and turned back to prepare.
The only topic in the morning meeting the next day was the smallpox that appeared in Henan. However, when the news was received yesterday, Zhang Juzheng and several ministers had already met and discussed a general strategy. Even the imperial envoy sent out by Face has been selected. He is a censor from the Inspectorate named Ning Baiqiang.
After Zhang Juzheng made the arrangement, Emperor Wanli naturally agreed. However, he appointed a deputy imperial envoy, Liu Haojia.
Although Zhang Juzheng dislikes Emperor Wanli's interference, the disaster situation is urgent. If he and Emperor Wanli continue to drag it on, more people may die!
And everyone also understood that Emperor Wanli's intention was just to give his confidants a chance to gain credit. Everyone has done these things before, and they can't change their ways when they get to Emperor Wanli, otherwise it will be bad if he takes revenge in the future and cuts off his nephew's opportunity to take credit. So everyone just pinched their noses and admitted this matter.
