Idle courtiers

Chapter 240 Comprehension

So, the question arises, where will Yan Song get Hu Zongxian's military salary?
The southeast spends millions of military funds every year, and this year's gap is particularly large. It is a headache to make up for it.

Once Yan Song uses the resources at hand to raise funds, he will inevitably show his flaws.

The reason why he has been a holy family for so many years is because he can get money for the emperor, and he is Jiajing's white glove.

As long as he finds out his source of income and cuts it off, Yan Song will be of no value to Jiajing.

As for Xu Jie sending Zhou Nan to the Military Weapons Bureau, this also involves the way of distributing military expenditures in the Ming Dynasty.

In any era, the disbursement of military expenditure is impossible to put real money into the hands of the leading generals, saying: "This is the military salary for this year, you can see the flowers yourself!"

In the Ming Dynasty, in view of the past events of the separatist regime in the Tang and Song Dynasties, guarding against army generals was like guarding against thieves.The army went out, and the logistics were all in the hands of the court.Without logistics and fodder, even if the general wants to rebel, there is no possibility.

Take the military expenditure of 20 taels of silver as an example, part of it is directly distributed to the people as the military salary of soldiers; part of it is purchased by the Ministry of Households, such as grain, grass, and clothing, and distributed by the local officials in the places where the army is stationed; part of it is handed over to the Ministry of Industry. Made into armor and weapons.

Therefore, whether it is the military expenditure of 20 taels allocated by the imperial court, or Yan Song's self-raised funds, some of them will eventually flow to the Ministry of Industry, to the Department of Officials of Yu Hengqing, and to the Military Weapons Bureau.
Now that Xiao Yan is seriously ill and can't take things seriously, this is a good opportunity to investigate this matter.

Zhou Nan wants to play such a role.

If this matter is done well, his future prospects are not small, and it should not be a problem for him to become a seventh rank or even a few higher ranks, and become a local seal official.What's more, there is a lot of living oil and water, which can be regarded as the reward for Xu Ge's contribution to him.

The reason why Xu Jie didn't tell Zhou Nanming was probably because he was still worried about whether Mr. Zhou was really loyal to him, and used this matter to test him.If Zhou Nan throws out the whole plan in a hurry, what if Zhou Nan sells him back?

In addition, as the second assistant of the cabinet, he still needs to be decent, so he can't speak plainly.

Most importantly, this is Xu Jie's test of Zhou Nan, and the test is Zhou Zimu's understanding.If he realizes this, it means that this is a rare talent.

Zhou Nan is indeed enlightened now, it is simply enlightenment.

He had a feeling at this moment, as if he was standing in the air overlooking the entire majestic and magnificent capital, and everything was under his control.

There is a feeling of watching this chess game as a chess player with cold eyes, and the big historical perspective is back.

In this capital city, some people are chess players, some are chess pieces, and some can only be pitiful chessboards to be trampled upon.

I want to be a chess player, this is the advantage of the traversers.

This is the capital city, and it has its own set of rules of the game, which are completely different from the local ones.

After our master Zhou became enlightened, according to the later generations of cultivation novels, he raised another level of realm.

He couldn't help shouting to the sky and laughing loudly.

Okay, let's check this matter for Old Xu.

There are many benefits for Zhou Nan to investigate this matter. First of all, if he makes this contribution, he can bypass the imperial examination with Xu Jie's support and directly become a Zhengyin official above the seventh rank.There are too many variables in the imperial examination, and he doesn't have the slightest confidence.

What's more, the strict party has already angered people.If he can take the opportunity to overthrow Yan Song, Zhou Nan will definitely gain great fame.

After Zhou Nan returned home, she sat in the study without eating and thought hard. Although Xun Fangyu was angry that her husband was spending time outside, she was still worried.He asked someone to make tea, brought it over with his own hands, and silently boiled water for him to make tea.

Seeing Zhou Nan sitting next to her face suddenly angry and worried, she was also worried.Several times I wanted to open my mouth to ask, but when the words came to my mouth, I swallowed them back.

At this moment, he suddenly let out a wild laugh, like crazy, Xun Fangyu's hands trembled, and the hot water in the cup spilled on his feet.

Severe pain hit, unconsciously screamed out.

Zhou Nan hurriedly reached out to touch her instep: "Fang Yu, what's wrong with you, does it hurt?"

Xun Fangyu shook his head.

Zhou Nan: "Why are you so careless? How old are you, and you still have hands and feet like a child. After all, you are also an aunt. Can you ask other maids to do these jobs?"

Xun Fangyu suddenly felt resentment welling up in her heart, she stretched out her hand and slapped Zhou Nan's right hand away, and looked at her husband fiercely, with tears welling up in her eyes.As a young lady from a wealthy family, she also knew that Zhou Nan could not have only one woman, and she had seen many of them at home before.

Moreover, it is common for men to socialize outside and go in and out of brothels and Chu houses.But for some reason, I felt so sad in my heart.

Zhou Nan: "Look, look, you're crying in pain! It's okay, it's okay."

He smiled and comforted Xun Fang with a few words, and finally said: "By the way, I'm going to work at the Military Weapons Bureau a dozen miles outside the city tomorrow."

Xun Fangyu suddenly became nervous, and opened his mouth to ask without caring about getting angry with her husband.

Zhou Nan said again: "Actually, it's not far away. You can come back every day by car, but the commute time is a bit long." He roughly calculated that from his home to the Military Weapons Bureau, based on the traffic conditions in the Ming Dynasty, he only needed one on each side. Many hours, at least three hours a day spent on the road.

Unexpectedly, he traveled to the Ming Dynasty and returned to the days of crowded subways in modern society.

In the past, Zhou Nan had to get up before dawn every day and squeeze more than a dozen stops to go to work. It was really unbearable to look back.

Xun Fang didn't understand what Tongqin was, so she hurriedly said: "If the master comes back every day, he will leave at Mao hour and come back at night. It's so cold, how can the body bear it? If you really can't come back, you can live Over there."

Zhou Nan thought for a while, then nodded: "It depends on the situation, I will try to come back once every three or two days."

Xun Fang said grace, and suddenly walked to the door and shouted to the outside: "Grandma An, hurry up and ask Granny An to come over and pack the master's luggage."

The sound was so loud that Zhou Nan was startled.You must know that Xun Fangyu is very reticent on weekdays, and he can't say a few words all day long.Even when he spoke, his voice was as small as a mosquito humming.Unexpectedly, the shout just now had such a clear voice that it made people's eardrums hurt.

There was nothing to say that night, Xun Fang's words were extremely tender, and the cold war between the husband and wife disappeared like this.

Early the next morning, Zhou Nan went to Wang Shizhen's place first.

Before Wang Shizhen came back, he explained the situation to the old servant, saying that he might not be able to come to study every day in the future.

The old servant said with a smile, he can make the decision for the master in this matter, Master Zhou can rest assured to take up the post!It's okay to come here once every three to five days, but you still have to write an article every day, and just hand it in at that time.

Coming out of Wang Shizhen's place, Zhou Nan and Guo Shuban got together in the hired carriage, left Fucheng Gate, and headed all the way to the Military Weapons Bureau.

The current Guo Shuban is no longer Guo Shuban. He has got a new official position. He is currently the deputy envoy of the Ninth Grade Military Bureau of the Yuheng Qingli Department of the Ministry of Industry. He is officially assigned to the front line to serve the country.

(End of this chapter)