Fu Yuzhi's opening seemed to inject a shot in the arm into the depressing atmosphere in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. All the officials cheered up and looked at Fu Yuzhi.
"Official salaries, court expenditures, soldiers' salaries, disaster relief, etc. all have rules and regulations. The treasury only collects taxes every year, which is not enough to pay them all, but the payment part is still enough. How could His Highness confuse the public and secretly exchange money?"
concept?"
Just as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly cut in.
"Master Fu, what you said is wrong."
Exactly the same opening remarks, but with a different subject.
The one who spoke was clearly Xu Changqing.
He stood up with a straight face and said: "All expenditures are naturally funded by the national treasury, but it is an indisputable fact that the treasury has been empty for many years. In addition to last year's natural disasters, the Holy Spirit sympathized with the burden of the people, so he exempted many places from taxes. So
As a result, not only is the treasury unable to collect money, but it also has to spend money for disaster relief. Do you know how big the difference is when one comes in and one goes out?"
"If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's wisdom and prowess last year, not to mention disaster relief, even our officials in the Taihe Palace would not have the money to pay for everyone to have a good year, let alone the soldiers' military pay and the salaries of local officials everywhere."
"Master Fu is not involved in the work of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I don't know how heavy the money tax is, so I can't understand it. However, Master Fu, as a bachelor, is so indiscriminate, saying that His Highness, who has solved the urgent needs of the imperial court, is confusing the public and secretly changing the concept.
It really makes people laugh.”
The first half of what Xu Changqing said was normal, but the second half was not so nice.
Fu Yuzhi's face darkened and he said, "Master Xu, are you insulting me?"
"Don't dare!"
Xu Changqing cupped his hands and said calmly: "I'm just here to teach Mr. Fu a lesson from the professional point of view of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Teach a lesson!?"
Fu Yuzhi laughed angrily and said, "What a lesson. How dare you, the Minister of Household Affairs, to teach me a lesson? Do you think I am not worthy of being a bachelor?"
Xu Changqing felt like he had taken a shot of gunpowder today. Instead of being cowardly, he sneered: "If Mr. Fu feels that he is not worthy, then Mr. Fu is self-aware, because people who understand a little bit should know that in a situation like last year, it all depends on
Your Highness, the imperial court supported me."
"It's fine that Mr. Fu doesn't admire His Highness, but he still finds fault with you. Although your official position is humble, you still have a conscience. It's not as shameless as Mr. Fu."
Xu Changqing, who was full of firepower, was furiously slapping Yuzhi in the face with every word.
Fu Yuzhi's face turned black with anger, and her eyes staring at Xu Changqing were filled with overwhelming anger.
At this time, an official stood up and said: "Mr. Xu, no matter what, Mr. Fu is a great scholar of the dynasty. You disrespect your superior as a lower official and still insult him like this. You have broken the rules of the officialdom and lost your reputation as a scholar."
Gentle."
Xu Changqing looked up at the speaker and saw that he was a die-hard best friend of the cabinet, so he sneered: "Who was I then? It turned out to be a dog."
The person who spoke had gained his position through flattery. He once said after drinking that he was willing to be a dog to the cabinet. From then on, he became famous even though his official position was not high.
As soon as Xu Changqing said this, the man's face changed drastically and he said angrily: "Xu Changqing, what do you mean!?"
"You are not allowed to repeat what you said yourself, are you allowed to be repeated by others?"
Chapter completed!