After listening to Zhu Di's words, Yishiha hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the amount from the Right Governor's Mansion should... be sent soon."
"The Ministry of Household Affairs did not receive his money and grain book?" Zhu Di frowned slightly.
Yi Shiha said: "Not yet."
Compared with other money and grain income, Zhu Di was most concerned about the situation in Zhili.
The situation in the Left Dudu's Mansion is very good, but compared to the Left Dudu's Mansion, Zhu Di's focus is more towards the Right Dudu's Mansion.
Therefore, the situation in the Right Governor's Mansion has not been sent yet, which makes Zhu Di quite unwilling.
"Urge the Ministry of Finance."
"yes."
Zhu Di said, looking down at the memorial again, he was fascinated.
At this time, Zhu Zhanji on the side said: "Grandpa Huang, it seems that he is not happy."
"It's not that I'm not happy." Zhu Di slowly raised his head to look at Zhu Zhanji, and then said: "It's just that I'm hopeful and a little anxious."
"Then again, except for Guizhou, Yunnan and other places where the chief envoys' money and food books have not yet arrived, it is the right governor's office. Guizhou and Yunnan and other places are excusable. After all, these places are remote. But now
It's a bit strange that the governor's office hasn't sent it yet. Have you visited your uncle in the past few days?"
Zhu Zhanji said honestly: "Been there."
"How is he doing?"
"Very well, Grandpa Huang, don't worry, my uncle is a bastard."
"What bastard's destiny..."
"This...this is what I heard from my companions, saying that the bastard can live for a thousand years..."
Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh and said: "You guy, he looks very good too, right?"
"yes."
Zhu Di nodded and said, "This will make me feel more at ease. Did he say anything to you?"
"My uncle said that you can't be shameless in life."
Zhu Di: "..."
Zhu Zhanji continued: "But you must be filial."
Zhu Di coughed: "It's not that you don't need to be shameless, you also need to have shame."
Zhu Zhanji said oh.
After a pause, Zhu Di asked with some curiosity: "Why did he teach you not to be shameless?"
Zhu Zhanji thought for a while and said: "My uncle said that integrity should not be talked about, and... he said that everything should be viewed from the perspective of profit, such as studying. If you don't allow the people to benefit, how can they
Are you willing to let your children study? Don't look at the people with a charity attitude, but treat them as human beings and use your own thinking to replace their thinking. The people are not as stupid as you think. Although they are sometimes confused and fall in love with others, they are not as stupid as you think.
It’s true, but as time goes by, the account can still be settled.”
"For example, reading, over time, they naturally know the benefits of reading, and can change the destiny of their children through reading, so... there is no need to educate them, they will be willing to tighten their belts and send their children to school. If they use the method of benevolence and righteousness to encourage
The common people, on the contrary, are seeking fish from a tree."
After hearing this, Zhu Di thought deeply and then laughed and said: "We help each other when we are in trouble, we stay together when we are in love, we sympathize with each other, we tend to have the same desires, and we die when we have the same interests. Do you know what it means to die when we have the same interests?"
?”
Zhu Zhanji said: "When the interests are consistent, it is enough to make people die together."
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanji with relief, and then asked, "Where did this come from?"
Zhu Zhanji thought carefully for a moment and then said: "It seems to be a historical record... it is a biography of King Wu Liu Bi."
Zhu Di nodded: "This is exactly what Zhang Qing's family said."
Zhu Zhanji looked confused: "I originally thought that my uncle didn't study. It turns out that he can also quote scriptures. But... Grandpa Huang... Since uncle's words are also mentioned in the classics and history, why didn't my grandson listen to the masters carefully?
Have you ever interpreted these words?”
Zhu Di thought for a while and said: "Since ancient times, there have been many great Confucian scholars. Since the pre-Qin Dynasty, the amount of knowledge passed down is countless, but how much has been truly taught to you and taught people to remember? In the final analysis, the foundation of imparting knowledge is,
It still depends on people. Books are dead things, and only those who can impart knowledge can decide what knowledge to impart to you, or how to interpret the knowledge."
"Because of this, the knowledge your masters teach you depends on what they are thinking in their hearts. And what your uncle teaches you also depends on what your uncle is thinking."
Zhu Zhanji suddenly realized it and said: "Which one is right, the masters or my uncle?"
Zhu Di said: "Only a fool can think about this problem."
"What about the smart people?"
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Smart people will only think, whichever is beneficial to me, I will believe in whose words. If you are the son of a senior official, of course you should learn from the former, because only by teaching people benevolence, righteousness and shame with earnest words can you flaunt your own virtue.
You can also protect your own interests from being infringed. But if you are a child of a farmer, what is the use of learning the former? Can you eat enough with courtesy, justice, and integrity?"
Zhu Zhanji seemed to have some insights and said: "In that case, my uncle's teachings are the best. My uncle taught me how to solve problems."
Zhu Di patted Zhu Zhanji's head lovingly and said happily: "My grandson loves me."
Zhu Zhanji said obediently: "Grandpa Huang is also very knowledgeable."
Zhu Di said: "Of course. The education I received back then was no worse than yours. The person who taught me knowledge must be a famous Confucian in the world, or an unparalleled general. How could I be vulgar?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanji hesitated and said: "But...but..."
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanji with a smile: "But what?"
"But Grandpa Huang looks a bit rough." This is what Zhu Zhanji dared to say.
Zhu Di laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "This is temperament. Knowledge is different from people's temperament. Some people, in order to show that they are talented and knowledgeable, pretend to be polite, but in fact they are just a idiot. Really knowledgeable and open-minded
How can a person who is strategic and economical use his elegant appearance to express himself?"
Zhu Zhanji understood: "Oh, I understand."
Zhu Di continued to look at him with a smile and said, "What do you understand?"
Zhu Zhanji said seriously: "It seems that the mother-in-law is also wrong. I will go back and tell the mother-in-law what the emperor said."
Zhu Di: "..."
Zhu Zhanji said: "My mother and concubine have always taught me to be polite and not to say vulgar words. From now on, I will say to my mother and concubine..."
"Come on, come on." Zhu Di had a feeling that he seemed to be tricked by Zhu Zhanji.
At that moment, he flicked his head lightly, and then said: "That's alright, I was just talking nonsense, go ahead, go ahead, I have serious business."
Zhu Zhanji drooped his head and could only say solemnly: "Yes, Sun Chen takes leave."
…………
Right Dudu Mansion.
The entire Governor's Mansion was busy and crackling with the sound of abacus calculations for money and food.
One by one, the clerks sent the latest amount, and the clerks here were in full swing.
Many people can only rest for three hours a day.
The business was so busy that it was completely unexpected.
But there is no way, the right governor is already furious. Although he has repeatedly urged, the accounts have not been calculated yet.
Gao Xiang did not expect this unexpected situation. He smiled bitterly and was busy trying to apologize.
"Captain Governor, it must be that the people below are not doing things well. I really didn't expect that this year's tax situation will be so complicated. There are too many workshops involved, as well as various merchants. If I had known this, I should have increased manpower in advance. In addition to
In addition, it is necessary to conduct preliminary planning."
Gao Xiang had a sad face and wanted to cry but had no tears.
He really didn't expect such a big mistake to happen this time.
In previous years, summer taxes were sorted out at the beginning of summer, then collected, and finally compiled into a book.
These are all old customs.
But this year, I discovered that neither the tax collectors who collect taxes nor the clerks who do calculations are far from enough.
Nowadays, money and food books have been recorded in other places, but in the Right Governor's Mansion, the eight characters have not yet been written down.
Zhang Anshi frowned and said: "We didn't predict it in advance, so now it's just a temporary fix. But the efficiency of this fix is so slow. People who don't know better think it's because our right governor's office is incompetent!"
"Yes, yes." Gao Xiang said: "It's not that the right governor's office is incompetent, but that the lower officials are incompetent. Especially the Taiping Prefecture...the lower officials must...must..."
"Forget it." Zhang Anshi sighed, and then said: "What's the use of scolding you now? Just do your best."
"Then over at the Ministry of Finance..." Gao Xiang looked at Zhang Anshi cautiously.
As far as he knew, the Ministry of Revenue had issued several official letters to urge him.
The amount of money and food in various places has been calculated, but in the Right Governor's Mansion, there is not a word of horoscope yet.
According to Gao Xiang's estimate, it may not be completed even if it takes another ten days and a half.
As a result, the pressure on his family's governor can be imagined.
The most procrastinating one among them is his Taiping Mansion. The situation in Taiping Mansion is more complicated and far beyond the expectations of his governor.
Zhang Anshi sighed: "What else can I do? Just do whatever you have to do! Don't worry about the household affairs. They didn't put a knife on my neck."
After hearing this, Gao Xiang wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, "Then I will continue to work hard."
Zhang Anshi sat down and picked up the tea cup, but did not drink it immediately. Instead, he said: "Although the summer tax is important, other tasks cannot be slacked off. Business recruitment, road construction, anti-theft and other matters cannot be taken lightly."
"This is natural."
Gao Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief. He knew Zhang Anshi's temperament. Sometimes he was quick-tempered and easily angered. But the only good thing about it was that after he scolded his mother, he might turn around and forget about it.
Gao Xiang leaned over and sat down: "I heard some rumors."
"Are there less rumors outside now?" Zhang Anshi took another sip of tea and continued: "Don't worry about what the outside world thinks."
"Yes." Gao Xiang said: "But I am worried that someone wants to drive a wedge between His Highness the King of Shu and the Governor."
Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows and said, "Separation?"
Gao Xiang said: "Exactly, I suddenly don't know what to do now. Many people say that the new administration of the Left Governor's Office is better than that of our Right Governor's Office. The Governor and the lower officials are sensible people, so naturally they will not believe these words."
"But many people below still thought that the Zuo Dudu Mansion was dissatisfied with us, so they held their breath and complained quite a bit."
Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Damn it, what kind of dog did this happen to?"
Gao Xiang said sarcastically: "The Ministry of Revenue... these days, they have repeatedly praised the Zuo Dudu Mansion..."
"Come on, come on." Zhang Anshi felt annoyed. He was really fed up with these endless rumors.
"Yes, I won't say anything anymore. I will continue to supervise the summer tax. Commander, take your leave."
With that said, he stood up, turned around and prepared to leave.
Zhang Anshi suddenly said: "Wait, come back."
Gao Xiang stopped, then turned around and saluted: "Do you have anything else to say, Governor?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Go check the situation at the Ministry of Revenue. That's all, you can check it out."
Zhang Anshi waved his hand and told Gao Xiang to continue working on his own affairs, but instead he summoned Chen Lilai.
When Chen Li arrived, he gave a few instructions. Chen Li kept nodding: "Yes, yes!"
The weather in the capital is getting cooler, and the pace of time never stops. This midsummer is coming to an end, and early autumn seems to be coming.
More than half a month has passed, and despite repeated urging from the Ministry of Revenue, the money and food book of the Right Governor's Mansion has still not been delivered.
This sudden news suddenly attracted the attention of the Central Government.
From Wenyuan Pavilion to various ministries, discussions about this matter began.
Because this has never happened since Hongwu.
The operation of the imperial court comes from money and food.
Because the summer tax was collected, the imperial court had money and food before it could make the next arrangements.
In fact, various chief envoys and prefectures and counties have delays, but such delays and overdues often only last for a few days at most.
After all, if everyone delays, then the court will not be able to function.
But this time... it really took too long.
More than half a month has passed, and the accounts of the Right Governor's Mansion under the Emperor's feet have not yet been delivered. Not to mention the Ministry of Accounts, even the Dukes of Wenyuan Pavilion can't help but press for questions.
But asking has no effect?
Whether it is Wenyuan Pavilion or the Ministry of Revenue, if the following is given to any state capital, if the other party knows that it is overdue, it will be trembling, walking on thin ice, and hurry up to deliver it.
But the You Dudu Mansion is like a seasoned man. No matter how much you urge him, his response will always be, "Hurry up, hurry up."
This was a bit unacceptable. At this time, the Ministry of Revenue had no choice but to worry.
In fact, they were anxious, and Zhang Anshi was also anxious. All these circumstances were beyond his expectation.
Speaking of which, it was his own fault for not considering that so many workshops and merchants would appear in one year.
As a result, the original plan and manpower were far from enough.
Even for tax collectors, the workload of one person is several times that of before. But if we recruit new people immediately, it is obviously too late. Now the tax collection and registration are technical tasks, and we cannot rely on a few former servants to do it.
A few drinks in the countryside will solve the problem.
Of course, Zhang Anshi's mentality is different from others.
At first, Zhang Anshi was indeed a little panicked, but gradually, with more urging, he felt relieved.
Anyway, it has been overdue, and it must have been delayed this time. In this case, delaying for one day is a delay, and delaying for a month is also a delay, isn't it?
What happened to me, Zhang Anshi, that I was delayed for a few days? Who do you look down on?
This dead pig's attitude of not being afraid of being scalded by boiling water immediately made the household department dumbfounded.
You know, a few days ago, you, Zhang Anshi, apologized and apologized, and sincerely said that you would make the most of your life.
Why did you turn your head and curse me?
At the end of July, with the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching in the twelfth year of Yongle, finally... the accounts were sorted out.
The chief of the finance department of the Right Dudu Mansion personally took the book and sent it to Zhang Anshi.
Zhang Anshi looked at the stacks of notebooks and couldn't help but said: "Don't show me this, I want to see the form."
Seeing Zhang Anshi's impatient look, the chief official said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, the household has indeed made a form, please ask the governor to take a look."
Zhang Anshi took the form, looked at the number, and then fell into a state of confusion.
"Is there anything wrong?" Zhang Anshi raised his head, his eyes straight.
"No." The official said very firmly: "After the calculation, there is absolutely nothing wrong. This money and food... have all been put into the warehouse, and there is no way it is wrong."
Zhang Anshi nodded. In fact, he knew it was right, but he was a little too shocked.
So he sighed: "This railway was not built in vain!"
After that, he added: "Hurry up and prepare my carriage and horses. I will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs in person to apologize. The Ministry of Household Affairs has been urging me for so many times. We, the Right Governor's Mansion, are really sorry for others, so we should go to the thorn bush to apologize.
"
"Yes." The official still felt a little strange.
Although this official has the word "official" in his name, he is actually an official, and he is ranked in the eighth rank. He is subordinate to the Right Governor's Mansion and is responsible for contacting various prefectures and counties about the revenue and expenditure of food and money.
It can be said that he is Zhang Anshi's pocketbook. Naturally, he still knows Zhang Anshi's temper. When did the Governor become so polite?
At that moment, the chariots and horses were prepared, and immediately Zhang Anshi set off.
To the household department.
Here at the Hubu, as soon as they saw people from the Right Governor's Office coming, all the officials in the Hubu rushed to tell them.
"The money and food from the Right Governor's Mansion have been sent."
Immediately afterwards, when everyone learned that the right governor was coming in person, they immediately hid in their own offices like the god of plague.
Zeng Guang, the Minister of Household Affairs, had no choice but to go and greet him.
He saluted Zhang Anshi and said, "Why bother the governor to come in person? Just send a few civil servants to contact him."
Zhang Anshi did not respond to his greetings, but said directly: "Where is Mr. Xia?"
"Xia Gong has entered the palace." Zeng Guang said with a smile.
Zhang Anshi said with regret: "I haven't seen Mr. Xia since we've been apart for a few days. I missed listening to his teachings. I didn't expect... we can't see each other today..."
After Zeng Guang heard this, he thought to himself, Mr. Xia still said that he had no relationship with Zhang Anshi?
Zeng Guang laughed dryly and said: "Xia Gong has been talking about the governor."
Zhang Anshi said: "I'm afraid he's talking about the money and food from my right governor's mansion."
"Ah...this..." Zeng Guang was very embarrassed and couldn't accept what he said!
Zhang Anshi said: "I delivered the money and food book in person, so it's a good thing that I did not disgrace my life."
As he spoke, Zhang Anshi winked at the people who came with him, and someone came carrying baskets of account books.
Zhang Anshi said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs should check it quickly. This money and food is a major matter and cannot be delayed."
Zeng Guang's eyes widened when he saw it, and he was speechless for a moment.
Zhang Anshi said again: "Oh, yes, I also have a form here, so that it can be seen more intuitively. However, your household department is obviously unwilling to accept these things. But it doesn't matter, you can use it as a reference."