By mid-June, the weather in the capital seemed even more stuffy and the cicadas reached its peak.

Faced with this kind of weather that can cook people, the families of those noble and noble people went to their houses in Shichahai, or went to their houses outside Beijing to escape the summer heat.

But unlike the adults who dared to build a luxurious house in the southwest corner of Shichahai, the officials of this era were mostly low-key, and the officials' mansions were basically located in Daxiaoyongfang.

As the temperature rises, local officials also sent "Bingjing" silver. These pieces of snowflakes really helped some of the big men in the court to drive away a lot of heat.

Maybe life is relatively comfortable, maybe the weather is too hot, and although there are many struggles in the officialdom in Beijing, this period is still relatively quiet.

Among the six ministries, except for the Ministry of Revenue, the other five ministries have four ministries. Among the six ministries in Nanjing, only the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue can truly master some practices.

It’s not that the Ministry of Revenue’s status is higher than the other five departments, but because the Ministry of Revenue is indeed the busiest yamen in the world and is already going to deal directly with the Thirteen Provinces of Beijing.

Since the summer grain taxation work has begun in full, and millions of stones of tax grain have gradually moved north from the Grand Canal in Beijing, the Ministry of Revenue has also begun to be busy with these things.

From the prefect of Leizhou, the prefect of Guangzhou to the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Weiran has always been complacent about his work efficiency, but now he has suffered a small trauma.

If he had a choice, even if he had a strong working ability, he hoped to be the Minister of Rites, rather than the Minister of Revenue, who had the most complicated affairs.

Department of Revenue, Office of the Council.

Lin Weiran, wearing a second-rank crimson official, had a decent beard and became more and more majestic. She was sitting in the hall drinking tea while listening to the work report of the doctor of the Thirteenth Division.

"Zhejiang silk is 140,000 pieces, this is a solid amount, which is consistent with previous years!"

"Shandong silk is 56,000 pieces, this is a solid amount, which is consistent with previous years!"

"The summer grain harvest in Guangxi today is a very strange thing, a slight increase over previous years!"

...

Thirteen doctors have gradually become accustomed to Lin Junran's style of doing things. Each discussion is simple and effective, and they report the data and situations in their hands here in turn.

In the corner were several members of the Ministry of Revenue Department, who were also writing hard and recording some important contents, and Lin Weiran often read them afterwards.

The appointment was just a cup of tea, and the thirteen doctors had already reported it.

Lin Junran nodded slightly, but asked Liu Yao, the doctor of Shanxi, and said, "Doctor Liu, has the military pay from Jiubian last year been achieved?"

Although the Thirteenth Department of the Ministry of Revenue corresponds to the affairs of the Thirteen Provinces, the affairs of each province are either heavy or light. Department departments such as Yunnan Department that do not have heavy affairs will be responsible for tea and salt and other matters.

For some national financial issues, or the total expenditure of the nine-side military pay, it can be handed over to any department for handling.

"Report to Master Zhengtang, our Shanxi Department has calculated the results: In the 43rd year of Jiajing, the Ministry of Revenue has distributed the nine-sided masters and guests' military pay and miscellaneous expenses, totaling 3.63 million taels!" Liu Yao, the doctor of the Shanxi Department, had already known how to cooperate with Yu Lin Qingran, and had already focused on the problem Lin Qingran explained to complete, and at this moment he seemed to respond slowly.

"Why are there so many? Is there really so many?"

"Why aren't there so many? We didn't count before, so we were living a confused life!"

"My goodness, no wonder our Taicang always has no silver. Who can bear such a large amount of expenses?"

"They were not vague at all when they were on the military pay in Jiubian. However, before they arrived in Liaodong two months, they were so anxious that they called Shi Huashan back as a turtle with their heads!"

...

When the other twelve doctors heard this amazing data, they were still stunned and couldn't help but whispering to each other.

cough……

Facing this noisy scene, Lin Weiran couldn't help but cough with a calm face.

After hearing this voice, everyone obediently stopped talking. Knowing that the current Master Zhengtang is paying great attention to efficiency, he turned his attention to Lin Qingran again.

Lin Qingran took a sip of tea and asked in a deep voice: "Let's talk about what the recent expenses of our Ministry of Revenue?"

Several doctors exchanged glances, and Qian Zhongyue, Shandong Langsi Zhong, said: "Late this month, Lei Xuan and Yu Xuan will start construction and start groundbreaking. The Ministry of Works has come to urge him to ask for 120,000 taels of silver for the project!"

Lin Weiran was quite helpless about the project designated by the emperor. He held the teacup and continued to ask in a deep voice: "Is there any?"

Liu Yao, the Shanxi Department, found that several people were looking over, so he had to bite the bullet and report: "The recent military pay is: Xuanfu, Datong and Shanxi towns should pay military pay at the beginning of next month, totaling 177,500 taels of silver!"

Lin Weiran lightly splashed the tea stem with the tea lid, and asked with a calm face: "Is there any?"

"Master Zhengtang, the emperor has just issued an order to the Ministry of Revenue, and ordered our Ministry of Revenue to transfer 100,000 taels into the inner treasury for the use of the palace!" Yang Futian, the new doctor of the Yunnan Department, found that several colleagues looked at him, so he had to bite the bullet and report.

Lin Qingran was drinking tea, and when he heard this, he almost spurted out with blood.

The unruly book of the unruly book and grain collection and silver conversion he proposed were undoubtedly measures to increase tax revenue, but the emperor and the prime minister ignored him, and there was no further information until today.

Now, it’s not ambiguous to pay for the money. He asked for 100,000 taels as soon as he opened his mouth. It turned out that the Ministry of Revenue became his ATM.

As for how wise Xu Jie is than Yan Song in later generations, this is the biggest joke.

Not to mention that he didn't stop Jiajing. The Xianling Yuen Palace required 730,000 taels of construction, and 80,000 was built by him. In recent years, the Taoist architecture has not been built less than that during the Yan Song period. The palace in Yingtian Mansion has never stopped, and the silver has never been spent. Douzi Literature Network

It is not accidental that the silver for the requisition of Shuntian Prefecture is higher than the regular tax, but an inevitable. According to the expenses that the emperor has not restrained, if it were not for these miscellaneous taxes to fill, these things would not be possible at all.

Lin Shiran complained in his heart, but soon calmed down his bad mood. Facing the worried gaze of the doctors, he asked Zhao Ziquan, the Henan doctor who was in charge of Taicang, and said, "What is the silver left in Taicang now?"

"When I returned to the main hall of Shishitang, there were only 100,000 taels left in Taicang, and the rest were all kinds of physical objects!" Zhao Ziquan, the doctor of Henan Department, replied bitterly.

The Ming Dynasty always focused on levying physical items. If you need to use silver, you often pull out the physical items from the warehouse and exchange them for silver. This is also a reason why Lin Weiran provided the levying of grain to convert silver.

Lin Xuran knew that officials from the Ministry of Revenue had some tricks to sell physical goods, but in some places he could intervene, but in some places he could not correct his past.

If this physical exchange for silver transaction does not leave enough profit margin for those merchants, then the merchants will not have eaten so many physical products at once.

In addition, he has always attached great importance to comparing the data of physical exchange of silver with previous years. Now his physical exchange of silver is 20% more than in previous years. It turns out that he is also selling his face to him, the Minister of Revenue.

However, he also knew in his heart that there should have been a filial piety that belonged to the Minister of Revenue, and probably no one would dare to send it to him.

Liu Yao, the Shanxi Department, realized that the emperor suddenly asked for the 100,000 taels of service, made the Ministry of Revenue worse, so he whispered and asked: "What should our Ministry of Revenue do now?"

"What else can I do? I can only make careful calculations and sell everything I should sell!" Shandong doctor Qian Zhongyue said in a low voice as Lao Cheng said.

The doctors found that the situation was really not optimistic, and they turned their heads and looked at Lin Weiran.

Lin Qingran put down the teacup and said to Zhao Ziquan, a doctor in Henan Province,: "You have always taken charge of the financial expenditure of the Ministry of Revenue. Can you cope with the recent fiscal expenditure at present?"

"These officials have verified several times. The emperor suddenly asked for the 100,000 taels. I am afraid that there will be a gap of 80,000 taels!" Zhao Ziquan, the doctor of Henan Department, responded bitterly.

this……

When the doctors heard this, they sighed helplessly.

Lin Weiran heard that there was a financial gap recently, and she sighed with a wry smile: "Everyone in the world thinks that our Ministry of Revenue is the richest, and even calls Benzhengtang the God of Wealth, but they don't know that we are the real poor!"

All the doctors also had a deep feeling, while the Shandong doctor Qian Zhongyue plucked up the courage to ask: "Master Zhengtang, we have thought about all the ways to open source recently, but now there is such a large amount, what should we do about this?"

The doctors all turned their eyes to Lin Qingran again. With Lin Qingran's talent shown, everyone had already habitually trusted Lin Qingran.

Although summer grain will come to Beijing one after another, not to mention that every batch of summer grain has already reached its destination, the distant water cannot relieve the near thirst. The money from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War cannot be delayed, and the emperor's money cannot be delayed.

Lin Qingran also secretly felt a headache. Although he could borrow money from the United Commercial Group, this incident had endless troubles.

When his status and power have not reached a certain level, he will not easily expose his wealth, nor will he even know his close relationship with the United Business Group. The lesson of the Yan family being searched is right in front of him.

Faced with this thousand-year problem, he also said helplessly: "The emperor cannot refuse. If Benzhengtang thinks about this matter again, you all go back and do it first!"

The doctors knew very well that this was a problem for the Ministry of Revenue, but they were all elderly people from the Ministry of Revenue after all, and they were not unfamiliar with this experience at all. They also said goodbye and left respectfully.

Yang Futian was wearing a brand new fifth-rank official uniform, but due to his qualifications, he sat at the end. Seeing the others leaving, he observed Lin Shiran's expression, but followed Lin Shiran back to the signing room.

Lin Qingran returned to the tea table and sat down, rubbed his forehead with his hands.

If the court does not change and does not find ways to reform the tax system and suppress tax evasion, he will have to die as the Minister of Revenue.

: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
Chapter completed!