I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 66

The palace banquet is over, and all the officials leave.

Some courtiers were not in a hurry, some courtiers walked like flying, and the hall was more than half empty. Li Tian ordered the eunuch to close the door of the hall, looked at Huang Zhun and asked with a smile.

"Zhongchang, I haven't been to the Household Reform Bureau for a while, how are you doing recently?"

Huang Zhun was proud of the household reform recently, his face was glowing red, he bowed his hands and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth:
"Thanks to His Majesty's concern, the law of household reform is going smoothly. As of yesterday, the ID cards of more than [-] people in the five squares of Dongcheng City have been drawn.

A total of 78 taels of silver were obtained, and the household reform bureau, the Ministry of Industry, and the silver work bureau's official salaries and foundry capital were removed, and the remaining silver was more than 76 taels. "

The yamen of the Household Reform Bureau is in the backyard of the household department. Huang Zhun's every move can't escape Xia Yuanji's eyes, but Xia Yuanji didn't ask about the sale of ID cards. Now that he heard more than 70 taels, he suddenly exclaimed out of composure. Voice.

"How can there be so many?"

"Haha, I thought Xia already knew about it a long time ago." Huang Zhun smiled loudly, cupped his hands at Li Tian, ​​looked at Xia Yuanji and explained:

"For more than 18 people in Dongcheng, a total of 320 ID cards made of copper and iron were sold, and more than [-] taels of silver were obtained;
银铁制身份证共售一万七千450张，得银34万900两；金铁制身份证共售两千零54张，得银41万800两。

The addition of the three, no more, no less, is exactly 78 taels. "

Listening to the data accurate to single digits in Huang Zhun's mouth, Xia Yuanji's eyes were dazed, and he murmured:
"Last summer and autumn tax and grain, the treasury collected a total of 3000 stones of grain, 29 bolts of silk, and 160 million cloth.

Not counting taxable miscellaneous items, all converted into silver, less than 1000 million taels, and about 83 taels per month. "

Having said that, Xia Yuanji suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Huang Zhun with straight eyes and said:
"Director Huang, if the old man remembers correctly, today is the tenth day of the household reform law."

"Mr. Xia remembers well. Apart from the deployment of manpower and preparations in advance, today is the tenth day of the implementation of the household reform law." Huang Zhun smiled and clasped his hands in response.

Xia Yuanji heaved a long sigh when he heard the words, lowered his head slowly, and kept talking to himself, but he didn't know what he was talking about.

Seeing Xia Yuanji's appearance, Li Tian knew in his heart that this old man, who was always worried about the national treasury, must have been stimulated by Huang Zhun, so he quickly comforted him:

"Xia Shangshu, this household reform is a one-shot deal, but Xia Qiu's tax and food are collected every year, which cannot be compared."

"No." Xia Yuanji shook his white-haired head like a rattle, and said with a miserable smile:

"In two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty, there are 1000 two million households and more than 6000 million people. Even if each person only buys one piece, there are hundreds of millions of taels of silver.

The old minister, the minister of the household department, is incompetent. "

After saying that, Xia Yuanji started to cough like a dilapidated bellows, his old face was full of depression, and he went out to worship the tunnel:

"The old minister has served in the household department for 24 years, and he is ashamed of his trust in the three emperors. The old minister, the old minister, please punish the crime."

Alas, Li Tian sighed helplessly, Xia Yuanji was on the edge of his horn.

Can making money be the same as spending money?The wealth accumulated by generations of wealthy families was wiped out by unworthy descendants within a few years.

But for Xia Yuanji, Li Tian couldn't do what he did for other ministers. Xia Yuanji was the elder of the three dynasties. No matter what he said, the other party would definitely think wildly.

After personally going off to lift Xia Yuanji up, Li Tian could only try his best to calmly say:
"Xia Gong, I don't have much to say about other things, you just need to understand one thing, I can't live without you, and I can't live without you."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the veteran will not just beg for his bones to return home." Xia Yuanji's face was still slumped, but he gave Li Tian a reassurance.

"Then I'm relieved." Patting Xia Yuanji's old hand, Li Tian turned around and beckoned Wang Fu and said:
"Go and take Xia Shangshu to the Lizheng Hall to rest." After giving the order, Li Tian looked at Xia Yuanji and said, not refusing:
"Today I'm in charge, Xia Shangshu, you will sleep in the palace."

Although Xia Yuanji understood Li Tian's intentions in his heart, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, except for the crown prince, no one has ever slept in the palace, so he hurriedly cupped his hands and said:

"It is absolutely impossible, Your Majesty, ministers are not allowed to stay in the palace. This is an ancestral rule. Could it be that Your Majesty wants this old man to feel ashamed of the late Emperor?"

The old guy is ruthless when he speaks, and this big hat was put on by Li Tian, ​​so he has no temper.

"That's fine, let Wang Fu send you out of the palace, it doesn't violate the ancestral system."

"Of course this is not against the law, but the old minister's body is still healthy, and Manager Wang will make an extra trip with the old minister."

"Don't worry about it." Turning to look at Wang Fu, Li Tian said in a deep voice:
"Wang Fu, be sure to send Xia Shangshu back to the mansion. Something went wrong. I'm asking for you."

"Old slave understands." Wang Fu cupped his hands in response, and hurriedly took Xia Yuanji's arm.

Watching Xia Yuanji's staggering back getting farther and farther away, Li Tian withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Yang Shiqi who seemed to have a feeling, and said:

"What? Shi Qi, you also want me to punish you?"

Li Tian intended to make a joke to brighten up the atmosphere. Who would have thought that Yang Shiqi would stand up straight, bowed and said:

"The old minister's ignorance has caused trouble to His Majesty. The old minister really has the intention of apologizing."

Hey, what happened to these old guys tonight, they are all sincerely looking for anger for him, right? Holding their foreheads and turning around to sit down, Li Tian said helplessly:

"At first, Zhong Chang told me that he had earned more than 70 taels of silver, and I was quite happy. You are all lucky, and you are all guilty here."

Seeing that Yang Shiqi was about to confess again, Li Tian quickly stopped him:

"The Ministry of Rites has always been in charge of the imperial examinations. I handed over the civil examinations to the Ministry of Industry and the Tiangong Institute. Deng Shiyan was afraid that I would cut his power, so it is normal to complain. How could I get angry because of such a trivial matter?"

Li Tian had already talked about this point, Yang Shiqi didn't dare to open his mouth to confess again, so he bowed and sat back limp.

Li Tian heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this, and ordered the people in charge of the imperial food supervisor to remove the table, passed some refreshments, turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu who was sitting upright, and asked with a smile:
"Gao Xu, you're still used to being a Jinyiwei for the first time."

After the Zhengyangmen incident, Zhu Gaoxu still had some fantasies in his heart, but after seeing Li Tian's methods tonight, Zhu Gaoxu had already buried his ambition in the deepest part of his heart. Hearing Li Tian's question, he hurriedly got up and said:
"Thank you, Brother Huang, for your concern. I have already begun to streamline the establishment of the Jinyiwei. If you are free these two days, Brother Huang, you can go to the Jinyiwei to take a look in person."

Li Tian just asked casually, and didn't plan to have a deep chat with Zhu Gaoxu. He nodded and looked at Zhu Gaoxuan who was also sitting upright and said:

"Where is Gao Sui, how are you doing?"

"Brother Lao is concerned, and everything is fine with my younger brother, and my younger brother has been taking care of the imperial property with all my heart."

Zhu Gaoxu has become a good baby, so Zhu Gaosui naturally dare not be presumptuous. Although Li Tian asked casually, he answered seriously.

(End of this chapter)