Having not seen each other for more than two years, Xie Zheng seemed a little restrained and seemed to have a faint stranger to Xu Qian.

After all, in recent years, Xu Qianshui has risen and his status has grown rapidly. In contrast, Xie Zheng has been standing still.

Xu Qian was as enthusiastic as ever, welcomed Xie Zheng into the flower hall in the backyard and smiled: "I have been busy in recent days and I really can't get away, so I haven't visited you yet. But you and I are half a brother, so there is no need to pay attention to these polite gifts. Yes, I have ordered someone to send my teacher's letter to the mansion. I wonder if you have read it?"

Xie Zhenghe nodded and said, "My father said in the letter that his health is pretty strong, and I feel relieved."

The maids came to tea, and Xu Qian sighed: "When I was in Zhejiang, I often listened to my teacher's teachings. My teacher is still assured of me now, but I am not assured of my senior brother. I said that you were alone in the capital, and there was no one to take care of you, and I was afraid that you would suffer losses. My teacher is old and I will inevitably nag these things."

Xie Zheng nodded repeatedly, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I came to visit my junior brother today because something strange happened to Hanlin. The cabinet suddenly found many attendants and bachelors, saying that they wanted to draft some regulations, but I didn't call my senior brother and Liu Shishou from Dianku. I thought it was a bit strange, so I asked......"

Liu Shishu is a famous Wang Xue family member in the Hanlin Academy. He has called so many people, but they are missing the two of them. Their common characteristics are that they are related to Xu Qian. Xie Zheng is not a fool. Of course he thinks something is wrong. He continued in a casual manner: "Later I realized that I was going to draft the charter on the Ministry of Revenue. I heard that you had been to the cabinet before and handed over the tax reform memorial. I think this matter is related to you. I also know some of the inside stories about the cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue. I was afraid that they would be unfavorable to you, so I came to inform you in advance and asked you to make preparations."

Xu Qian smiled and said, "You guessed it right, it's really related to me.

Xie Zheng said anxiously: "Since that's the case, I think Junior Brother Xu has a solution?"

Xu Qian smiled and said, "No."

"No?" Xie Zheng was confused.

Xu Qian said: "Tomorrow is the court discussion. The cabinet will definitely draw on my charter and draft a charter by itself. But... they insist on doing this, and I have no choice. After all, my arms can't be beaten."

Xie Zheng said in surprise: "But... But since that's the case, why do you still have to send the charter to the cabinet? If it weren't for this memorial, the cabinet wouldn't have taken the opportunity..."

Xu Qian smiled and said, "Actually, what I mean is to let the cabinet fight back. If they want to deny my charter, there must be a new charter. Isn't it?"

Xie Zheng nodded.

Xu Qian said again: "This new charter not only needs to vent their anger, but also needs to take over power, right?"

Xie Zheng nodded again.

Xu Qian said seriously: "But I expected that their charter would not work. Commercial tax is simple, but it is not easy to collect it well. Since they have to roll up their sleeves and try it, it is okay to give it a try. If you hit the wall and suffer a loss, I will finally clean up the situation."

Xu Qian answered with confidence. He was not good at Yang Tinghe and Yang Yiqing. This is not because these two are not as good as Xu Qian. In fact, in terms of governance, Xu Qian is not even worthy of carrying shoes to them.

It’s just that everyone has their own strengths. Xu Qian has accumulated thousands of years of experience in the tax system. The tax collection of the Ministry of Revenue is actually closely related to the new policy. The cabinet’s understanding of the new policy is probably not as good as Xu Qian’s finger.

Xu Qian did not doubt Xie Zheng and said, "So, the tax reform of the cabinet will inevitably not be maintained. At that time, I have to adopt my method."

Xie Zheng let out a long sigh and said, "It turns out that my junior brother has already made arrangements, but I am so careful."

Xu Qian thought and said, "Senior brother is also interested in Wang Xue recently?"

I suddenly asked this because Xie Zheng was so well-informed. There are only two reasons for a person to be well-informed. One is that he is in a high position and has many channels for getting news, just like the two adults in the cabinet, like Xu Qian. They don’t know how many ears and ears are around them. Anywhere, there is a slight turmoil, they can smell it. The other reason is concern. When a person cares about something, he will inquire from many sources and always get some information.

As a bachelor's attendant, Xie Zheng was in charge of the history books. These things were not something he cared about, but he could observe some information from some unusual things, which shows that he was quite enthusiastic about party disputes, and he could immediately come to him and inform the news. On the one hand, this is certainly because the two are brothers of the same family, but on the other hand, Xie Zheng has become a royal party.

Actually, this is easy to understand. Xie Zheng is also from Zhejiang. Some of his fellow villagers are mostly officials in Wangxue. Everyone is in the capital. It would be strange if they are not affected by the influence of the eyes and ears.

Xie Zheng seemed a little disgusted and finally said, "I have a lot of experience after reading some books by Shangshu Wang and Mr. Wang."

Shangshu Wang is talking about the Minister of War Wang Shouren, and the later Mr. Wang is Xu Qian's good teammate Wang Gen.

Xu Qian smiled and said, "Actually, my teacher doesn't like Wang Xue, but he doesn't reject it. I didn't expect that my senior brother would study it. It's good. You and my fellow disciples think of one thing. You have been in Hanlin for so long and have never had the opportunity to experience it. If you have the chance, I will definitely find a way to get you out of Hanlin."

His future actually depends on his junior brother. Xie Zheng couldn't help but blush, but Xu Qian is the Minister of Revenue. Since he had asked for a solution, it would be a matter of time. After all, Xie Zheng was still in the prime of life, and was less than forty years old. He was in his prime and had been in the Hanlin area for more than ten years. If anyone was afraid he would be fucked. At this time, he couldn't help but feel happy and said, "I also want to try to do something. If my junior brother can help, it would be better."

During dinner, Xie Zheng had dinner at Xu's family and then returned home. Xu Qian was speechless. The next morning, he went to the ministry first, and then someone from the cabinet came and asked him to go to the Chongwen Palace to discuss.

When he sat in the sedan chair, Xu Qian was relaxed and calm.

The reason why he was so anxious to join that charter was not to hold the power of the Ministry of Revenue now, but to wait for it today. It is impossible to preside over the Ministry of Revenue completely according to his own wishes, only by waiting for the cabinet to hit the wall will he have this opportunity.

When they arrived at Chongwen Hall, there were already many people waiting inside, and Jiajing did not come because this was not a common court discussion. At this time, Yang Tinghe sat on the left side of the head, closing his eyes without saying a word. However, when the others saw Xu Qian, they were moved. Some whispered, some coughed desperately, and some sneered.

Most of these people came from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Works, and there were also several officials from the Censorate.

Yang Yiqing also wanted to show some calmness, but when he saw Xu Qian, he couldn't help but feel angry. He smiled coldly and said, "Our Xubutang is here. Since we are here, let's start the court discussion."

Xu Qianhe nodded, looked around and said, "Sir, I don't know my official's charter. Have you read it?"

Everyone didn't say anything and did not show active cooperation.

Xu Qian had no choice but to say, "If you don't read it, then please read it before discussing it."

The Minister of Works said seriously: "I have read it. But I have a few questions, so please give me advice."

Xu Qian said: "Sir, please speak."

Zheng Chong, the Minister of Works, said: "The whole article in your charter is about the Ministry of Revenue. I dare to ask, in the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Revenue was only left, so why did the Ministry of Revenue be eliminated? Such a big thing has nothing to do with other ministries and temples. Let's talk about the Ministry of Works. Logically speaking, all provinces must ask for money in the name of starting construction. Whether it is river management or bridge construction, do you have to go through the Ministry of Works? So what does the court want the Ministry of Works to do?"

Xu Qian explained: "In the past, the Ministry of Revenue could not control revenue and expenditure. The income was entirely dependent on the local government, but the Ministry of Revenue could not control it. As for the management, it depends on the other departments. What is the result? The result is that the income and expenditure are often unable to grasp it. Inequality of income and expenditure is already a difficult problem. This is the case in the Hongzhi Dynasty and the Zhengde Dynasty. However, in the past, it was still hard to maintain it, but now it is no longer sustainable. I believe that the Ministry of Revenue has reached the end of the country.

If the steps are not changed, there will be endless disasters in the future. Therefore, I thought about it over and over again and again before coming up with this practical solution. The Ministry of Revenue is proficient in the calculation of money and grain, and the rights of income and expenditure are received from the Ministry of Revenue, so that the Ministry of Revenue can have a budget as early as possible so as not to be like the past. Today, I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. The final result is that every year is deficit, fill it every year, and there are more and more problems."

Xu Qian said it earnestly, but there are many people who don’t think so. In fact, no one is fool. More or less, everyone knows that what Xu Qian said is not unreasonable. It can be maintained during the Hongzhi Dynasty and also during the Zhengde Dynasty. However, now it is really at the end of the road and owes tens of millions of silver. In addition, the expenses in recent years have increased, it is conceivable that the problems in the future will only become larger and larger. On the one hand, Xu Qian started to collect commercial taxes, while on the other hand, it is to collect the right to income and expenditure. The former is open source and the latter is coordination. If it is implemented in this way, it may be a good idea.

But the Minister of Works still sneered and said, "Is that true? But I don't think so."
Chapter completed!