It would be unjustifiable to go unpunished for poking such a big thing.
The most important thing was that Chen Kan felt unhappy if he didn't deal with him.
After giving Shi Wen a hard blow with a military stick, Chen Kan finally felt at ease.
Once I feel relieved, even becoming someone's grandson doesn't seem so difficult to accept.
That's right, Chen Kan is planning to go to the Ministry of War to make another fortune.
In a short period of time, Zhang Xin would not be able to get back the supplies he had in hand.
After Shi Wen made such a fuss, Chen Kan and Zhang Xin were no longer as simple as a personal grudge, but had escalated to a face battle between the former Army Governor's Mansion and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.
What's more, who is Zhang Xin? He is a real veteran.
I want him to spit out the fat meat that he has eaten in his mouth.
It's not that easy.
But before that, Chen Kan couldn't really let the captains of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division carry a wooden stick to perform official duties, right?
He had no choice but to go to the Ministry of War again.
No matter how much you can get, always get some back first for emergencies.
As for the others, they are all secondary.
This time he really asked for help, and Chen Kan kept his attitude very low.
Not only has a small gift been prepared for every fourth-rank or above official in the Ministry of War.
He even cooked a meal for Ru Yu himself.
Giving gifts is a very sophisticated art.
The truth is unfathomable.
If there are too many gifts, Ru Yu may not dare to accept them in the Yamen of the Ministry of War.
If you give too little, it will be easy to get revenge.
Giving a meal as a gift is just right. Not only does your intention come true, but it is also easier to achieve your goal in a matter of seconds.
Taking Zhang San and Huang Gouer to the gate of the Ministry of War, Chen Kan knocked politely.
No one paid attention to him, and Chen Kan was not annoyed. He took the small gifts prepared for the officials of the Ministry of War from the two of them and stepped into the Yamen.
Looking up, most of the officials were gone, and an official in scarlet robe stood up to greet them.
Asked: "I wonder what Mr. Chen is doing here?"
With a signature smile on his face, Chen Kan presented the gift with both hands and asked, "Is the Minister of Rujinru here?"
Upon seeing this, the scarlet-robed official's face suddenly became solemn.
"I..."
Before he could speak, a small package of gifts prepared by Chen Kan had slipped into his sleeve.
He pinched his sleeves, with a satisfied smile on his face, and whispered: "Master Ru went to inspect the capital camp and has not returned yet."
"However, Mr. Ru once told you that if you come to the Ministry of War, tell him that he is sick at home and is bedridden."
Chen Kan thanked him with a smile, and then slipped all the small gifts the size of his fists into the sleeves of the Ministry of War officials.
It was just some local specialties that Chen Kan brought back from Taiyuan. It was not considered a bribe, and the officials of the Ministry of War accepted it without any psychological burden.
Ru Yu avoided seeing him, but Chen Kan didn't find it strange.
He turned around and took Zhang San and Huang Gou'er towards the door of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"Chen Kan and dogs are not allowed inside?"
"Who put up this sign?"
"The handwriting is too ugly!"
Chen Kan tilted his head and commented, and Zhang San echoed: "It's the best, it's the best."
The yellow dog kicked him on the calf. Facing Zhang San's sad and angry eyes, he said dissatisfiedly: "Are you really literate?"
Zhang San suddenly realized...
Chen Kan said: "Could it be me that Chen Kan above is talking about?"
"Definitely not!"
Huang Gouer's answer was extremely firm, and Zhang San hesitated.
But when Huang Gou'er raised his feet, he realized: "Absolutely not."
Chen Kan didn't think so either. He studied under the great Confucian scholars, read the books of sages and learned the ways of sages, and he just entered the Imperial Academy today.
It was too late for Tobe to welcome him.
How could he not be allowed in?
Chen Kan swaggered into the household department without even knocking on the door.
"Hey, you..."
A civil servant saw him.
But when a small cloth bag slipped into his sleeve, the clerk felt that he might have seen it wrong. How could that ruthless man come to the Ministry of Finance?
He must have seen it wrong!
A person walked towards him, and Chen Kan recognized his identity.
"Wang Shangshu, long time no see!"
Chen Kan smiled.
He believed that since he was so handsome, no one would be able to refuse his small requests.
Wang Dun's face darkened visibly to the naked eye.
He asked: "Master Chen, if you are not staying at the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, why are you here at the Ministry of Revenue?"
Ru Yun had no luck with the meal, so Chen Kan had to put the food in front of Wang Rui.
Then he pulled Wang Dun to sit down without any explanation.
"Master Chen..."
"Master Wang's food is all cooked by me, let's have a taste."
Chen Kan interrupted him and picked up chopsticks to serve him food.
Wang Dun was astonished and took a pair of chopsticks of good-looking pork belly and put it into his mouth.
Looking at Chen Kan sideways, he was sure that this guy must have a plan!
Chen Kan said: "I am here this time mainly to ask Lord Wang to allocate hundreds of millions of funds for activities. The Five Cities Army and Horses Division is so poor that it is almost impossible to get rid of the problem. I also ask Lord Shangshu to lend a helping hand."
"Hmm~"
Upon hearing this, Wang Dun was about to spit out the food in his mouth.
Fortunately, Chen Kan had quick eyes and quick hands and covered his mouth.
Then he cast an accusing look at him and said sternly: "Master Wang, you must remember that it is hard to come by a porridge and a meal."
"you……"
"It's shameful to waste, but glorious to be frugal. Mr. Wang, please eat up."
As the saying goes, eating a person's mouth is soft and his hands are short-handed. Chen Kan didn't believe it. Wang Dun could eat his meal in vain.
He looked at Wang Dui with a smile, and Wang Dui had a black line on his head.
I shouted in my heart that I had been fooled.
No matter what, I couldn't spit out the meat I had eaten.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Wang Duan spread his hands and said, "I'm going to disappoint Mr. Chen, and the Ministry of Revenue doesn't have any money!"
Chen Kan seemed to see Ge You slumped on the recliner, and said this strangely: "The landlord's family doesn't have any food left~"
But who is Chen Kan? He is the only one who eats for free, so how can anyone else eat for free?
He looked at Wang Dun with a half-smile: "But, how did I hear that this year's autumn tax is already on its way to Beijing?"
Wang Duan's expression remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "If Mr. Chen wants to plan the autumn tax, he is wrong."
"In addition to the local taxes, His Majesty has also exempted more than half of the taxes of various state capitals."
"The autumn tax for entering Beijing this year is not large, and it is not enough for the court's expenses."
When Taizu was in power, he made a deceptive rule regarding the taxes collected from various places.
That is to say, the amount of money and grain needed for local development can be directly deducted from the annual autumn tax, and the court will no longer distribute it uniformly.
Lao Zhu's starting point was very good. When transporting tax grains to the capital, there would be losses on the way.
Direct interception at the local level can also save the court a lot of expenses.
But this also led to the fact that in the early Ming Dynasty, the financial situation of the central government was not optimistic. Once there was any natural or man-made disaster, the court could not spend any money for relief.
Therefore, Chen Kan believed that what Wang Dun said was true and that the Ministry of Revenue really had no money.
But...what does this have to do with him?
He wants money because he is short of money. Children who don't have money still know how to ask their father for it.
If the Household Department has no money, then it is the Household Department’s problem.
