The court meeting is just a matter of situation. At this time, the DPRK and China are in a mess. Most people dare not express their opinions easily. Everyone is ambiguous. Now the court is reshuffling. Who knows who will be liquidated at the next moment.

With this kind of worry on his head, at the court meeting, Xu Qian's charter was actually passed in silence.

The palace approved it, and the cabinet had nothing to say, so the reform of the Ministry of Revenue was a matter of course.

Xu Qian's reputation also reached its peak. He personally began to arrange reform matters in the ministry. He organized the money and grain bureau, the tax bureau, the establishment of the supervisory bureau, tax collection, treasury, and the power to allocate money and grain. A large number of Wang Xue

Officials were recruited, tax collectors and tax soldiers were recruited from various places.

Most of the tax collectors are from Zhejiang Province, not deliberately discriminating against northerners. Most of the scholars have not received professional arithmetic training, and the schools in Zhejiang Province have continuously trained these talents. Therefore, the Ministry of Household Affairs conducted a major exam, and almost

The number of arithmetic students in Zhejiang Academy almost surpasses that of other provinces.

The job of a tax collector is easy. Although he is not an official, his salary is generous. Under such circumstances, people naturally flock to him.

Xu Qian has been very busy during this period of time, almost to the point of being busy. When new yamen come out, they must provide guidance, and the appointment of a large number of talents cannot be ignored.

After working hard for more than ten days, I finally got the hang of it, and then it was all about step by step.

Just at this time, the court procedures were finally completed, and the memorial came, declaring Xu Qian to be the God-given Duke. Suddenly, the capital was astonished again.

God-given Duke, there has never been such a title since ancient times, but it is similar to the mighty general of the Zhengde period. He is so prominent and is suspected of being messy. This obviously makes people feel inappropriate.

It's just that the general trend is the general trend, His Majesty has given permission, and the cabinet obviously has no time to pay attention to it. In addition, the royal party is also silent, and the other people are leaderless. After some sporadic objections, the matter is finally settled.

As Mr. Xu's power has reached its peak, many people who come to the Xu family to run for office at this time hope to get a job in the Ministry of Household Affairs. After all, the jobs in the Ministry of Household Affairs are too lucrative. For example, in the past, you were in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry.

Even in the Ministry of Rites · Oil

The water is not small, let’s talk about the Ministry of War. After thinking of ways to get a sum of money, it will be the military salary, but the military salary and the Ministry of War can withhold a sum. This is a rule. The military attache below is not clean himself, so no one can

Will not make a sound, after interception

, that is, everyone gets rich together, everyone has a share, it’s just a matter of how much. But now, the Finance and Grain Bureau has taken control of the financial power, and the Ministry of War has to calculate this year’s military pay, or calculate the ordnance that needs to be purchased. After calculation, the charter will be made in two copies

, one is sent to the cabinet, and the other is sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs. If the cabinet approves it, it may not be useful, because the Ministry of Household Affairs can reject it. After several back and forth, even if the military pay is approved, it will not be passed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Instead,

Allocated by the Money and Grain Bureau.

As a result, the Ministry of War's oil and water is completely gone. Even the Ministry of Industry is actually the same. Even if it is allocated, for example, if Fujian wants to build a project, the money will be sent directly to Fujian. Of course, the Ministry of Industry will ask members to go to supervise it, but the money and food

The bureau also had to step in and supervise the accounting of money and food.

Will everyone still have food to eat? This so-called reform of the Ministry of Household Affairs is certainly about reforming the Ministry of Household Affairs, but in fact it will cost everyone their lives.

Everyone finally saw it, and the Ministry of Accounts took matters into its own hands, created a small cabinet, and used the money bag to control everyone.

In addition, there is a God-given minister, and there is an endless stream of people coming to congratulate him every day. No matter what everyone is thinking, there is always a revolving door of distinguished guests coming to the door every day. Xu Qian is busy when he is on duty, and when he is off duty, he is still busy.

Everything else stops.

At this time, Xu Qian's family meeting also broke up at midnight.

The reason why the family meeting was held was because the imperial edict stated that God would send the Duke to Hangzhou to open a palace and build a family. If this was the case, then the Xu family had nothing to be embarrassed about and naturally acted according to the order.

When it comes to building a mansion, site selection is the most important thing, and the Xu family has to be supervised by trustworthy people. On the issue of site selection, Xu Chang said: "The best location in Hangzhou is on Wuma Street by the West Lake.

, many yamen are also located there, but it is densely populated. If you want to buy land, the regulations of Tianci Mansion

The scale is not small, and I am afraid that the cost will be huge when the time comes. My father means that since it is going to be built, it must be built with the best quality. There is plenty of money, and there are quite a few people in our clan. It just so happens that we can take advantage of this opportunity.

Today, the Tianci Mansion will be resettled and some more villas will be set up. Although my family members will be divided into rooms, they should not be separated into families.

Xuchang is extremely conservative in this regard. After all, he is older. The older he is, the more he thinks like this. In fact, this is another form of returning to his roots.

However, his proposal also has many disadvantages. The Xu family has more than 50 household registrations and a population of more than 200. If it is divided into more than 50 separate courtyards, the Xu family itself will have to have such a large courtyard. Since it is a God-given public house, some public houses must be specially opened.

, this house occupies an area as far away as a village, not even a thousand acres of land.

It is necessary to purchase such a large piece of land, and it must be built in the center of the city, occupying the most prime location. It is impossible to purchase the land alone without a million taels of silver, and it is very likely to cause many disputes. After all, many people are here.

There is a shop there. These are golden hens that can lay golden eggs. Who is willing to sell them?

Moreover, such a large house located in the center of the city is too big and attracts the wind.

Xu Qian smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, aren't you putting your son in a difficult position? Our family has money, but many things may not be possible with money. Although we can let the government take over the land, my son thinks it is not necessary.

"

Xu Chang glared at him: "So, you have an idea?"

Xu Qian pondered: "There is no need to be in Hangzhou City. There is a Xinghua Village not far from Hangzhou. We can simply buy land there. For the same one million taels of silver, we can buy tens of thousands of acres of land, and it is close to the dock.

It's also close to the newly built road, so I just need to scale it up properly.

, use two thousand acres of land to build a house, in addition to Tianci Mansion, and let each of our Xu family build their own yard nearby. We can pay for it, but it is best not to put it together. What will others think of us together?

A Tianci Mansion is even larger than the Great Gaoxuan Palace.

Xu Chang frowned: "There are not many people in Xinghua Village, so why should the Duke's residence be built there?"

Xu Qian smiled slightly and said: "There are no people now, but there will be people in the future. Dad, now there are many rich people in Hangzhou who spend a lot of money. These people have houses in the city, but the land area is limited. But if you buy a house outside the city,

again

There are a lot of inconveniences, but if we set an example first, and then repair the roads and sewers in the Xinghua Village area, and make the embankments along the nearby river beautiful, we don’t know how many people will go there by then.

Purchase land and build a mansion. In less than ten years, there will be a new city there. And we have bought the land in advance. As soon as the land price rises, the money we spent before will be earned, and we will start building the mansion again.

of, occupy

Naturally, it is the best location. Moreover, this is a new land. You can plan it carefully. In the future, if other people want to build a house, they must follow the rules. In this way, it will not be as messy as the old city.

.”

What Xu Qian said was clear and logical. Although Xu Chang was a little reluctant, but when he heard that the size of the house exceeded the Great Gaoxuan Hall and was too big to attract wind, he became wary and felt that what Xu Qian said was not unreasonable, so he had to say: "It's just this

Who will handle the matter?"

Xu Qian said: "We have money, let's leave it to the Hangzhou prefect, he will do his best."

After the discussion, Xuchang couldn't help but sigh: "I can't believe it, I can't believe it. I can't believe that our Xu family will be here today. God has given us a public life to control Zhejiang and handle military and civilian affairs. Hey... This is the same as the Mu family in Yunnan, just some

The vassal king may not have the momentum we have. Yes, since you are building a palace, you must recruit staff and guards. The imperial edict allows you to build two guards. According to the rules, one guard is 7,500 people, and two guards are 10,000.

Five, what do you think?"

Xu Chang began to seek Xu Qian's advice on many matters.

Xu Qian muttered: "It doesn't have to be so much. Just build a guard. I would like to ask Zhou Tai to help with this matter."

Zhou Tai was originally an instructor at the Royal Academy, but he was old. Later, when Xu Qian was the governor of Zhejiang, he became an accomplice. Now he is enjoying his old age, but now, he has to be asked to come out and train the guards.

Xu Chang said: "Old Zhou can still be trusted, okay, let's do it like this."

The few nephews and nephews of the Xu family on the side did not say anything. Xu Qian and his son really did not have the right to interrupt what they were talking about. Seeing that the two of them had reached an agreement, they all smiled. This was Xu Qian's great blessing. According to Xu Qian's

Meaning, although it is impossible for their family to live in Tianci Mansion, they have to give it to everyone outside the mansion.

The money for building a house comes from Xuchang's house. This means that everyone buys property in their hometown for nothing, and they have the backing of God-given Gong. The status of God-given Gong is even more arrogant than that of the Governor of Zhizhe. In the future, future generations will

Future generations have nothing to worry about. Everyone can just run their own business in the capital with peace of mind.

Xu Fu thought of something and said, "I wonder how much other expenses should be prepared besides the money to buy the land?"

Xu Changdao: "Didn't I say that if you want to build it, build it to the end? It won't be enough to save the future. Mr. Qian'er and I have also saved a lot of money. Money is an extraneous thing, so we don't care anymore. We can spend as much as we have. Now we still have two

With more than one million silver, we need to repair the nearby roads and docks nearby. In addition, we also need to build an ethnology school and the like. Two million taels of silver is obviously enough."
Chapter completed!