Ye Xianggao would never have expected it.

He had already sent someone to invite him, but not only did Zhang Haogu not come, he actually dared to ask his dignified minister, the chief minister of the cabinet, to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs in person?

He asked himself, the chief minister of the cabinet, to go to the Ministry of Revenue today. What else does he want to do tomorrow?

It's simply unimaginable.

However, Ye Xianggao thought for a long time and finally made a decision.

go!

It is obvious that the Donglin Party cannot hold on now. If the killing continues like this, the Donglin Party will always suffer losses. If Ye Xianggao really does not take any action, the Donglin Party will be gone if the whole party cannot be protected.

Tobe

When Zhang Haogu said he was busy, he was not just saying it casually, but he was really busy.

On the one hand, Zhang Haogu is making a list.

This is during this factory guard activity. Which Dongchang fans and Jinyiwei are good at telling stories and which ones are smarter? Zhang Haogu is going to select this group of people and give them a good training.

Specialized in public opinion.

Secondly, Zhang Haogu is now also trying to carry out some reforms in the household department.

When he was really in charge of the household department, Zhang Haogu also discovered that this department was a leaky department. Although it was a fat vacancy, it was said that there was a lot of money and money, and even though there were many people who bribed him.

However, this household department really has no money.

Last year, the entire household tax revenue was only a mere three million taels of silver. He could have extorted one million taels from the Donglin Party alone.

No wonder every household minister was thinking about asking the emperor to take money out of the internal funds.

I was greedy, but the money from the Ministry of Revenue was really not enough for the Ming Dynasty to spend money everywhere.

Money was needed for disaster relief and money for extermination of the rebel army. The biggest expenditure was still in Liaodong. As soon as he took office, Sun Chengzong eagerly came to ask for money to build the city, asking for one million taels.

Damn you dare to ask for it.

But what's really shocking is not this.

Instead, the imperial court was in arrears with payments.

The payment arrears started last year.

This is not because the officer withheld the money, but because the court did not send it out at all.

And this year, we are about to owe wages again.

To make up for the gap in salary arrears, at least four million taels of silver are needed.

At the end of this year, I don’t know how much tax money will be collected.

The more this happened, the more Zhang Haogu felt that his power was not strong enough. He wanted to set up an internal statistics bureau to conduct statistics and understand prices.

In this way, others will not be able to fool you.

So as to come up with an optimal solution.

At the Bureau of Statistics, Zhang Haogu planned to recruit people from Wei Zhongxian. Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei were originally engaged in intelligence, so they asked this group of people to collect price statistics.

Special training schools need to be established.

It is also best to bypass these officers and distribute the money directly to the soldiers on the front line when it comes to paying soldiers.

The second is to promote Arabic numerals.

Turnstile teaches people to use Arabic numerals to calculate. After the calculation is completed, they can then use Chinese characters to mark the calculations.

In addition, Zhang Haogu is also writing a simplified dictionary.

We also need to provide ideas to the Dog Emperor, asking him to quickly come up with looms and jenny machines. Finally, we need to provide the charter of the reform and the specific implementation details.

After a whole day, Zhang Haogu only had less than two hours of rest time every day.

This means he is young, and the second thing is that he was struck by lightning before traveling through time, which made his energy unusually strong for ordinary people. Otherwise, he would really be unable to withstand it.

When Ye Xianggao came over.

Zhang Haogu was doing a statistics and looked up at the scribe beside him: "Tell Sun Chengzong which city to build, how much materials to use, what materials are needed, how much soldiers are used? Where is the expenditure? Write it all to me.

Send it over carefully. When I give you money, you must know where the money is spent!"

The scribe quickly recorded it.

Zhang Haogu, however, did not raise his head and continued to give orders.

When the Ministry of Accounts wants to allocate money, first the various places make requests and ask for money. Then the Ministry of Accounts decides whether to give it and how much money to give. Finally, it is reported to the cabinet. The cabinet then comes to vote and report it to the emperor. The emperor approves the money.

Take it out.

The government affairs of the imperial court are generally like this.

For example, the new policy must be drafted by the cabinet first and approved later.

Ye Xianggao had been here for a while. The clerk beside him originally wanted to report, but when he saw Ye Xianggao wave his hand, the clerk obediently shut his mouth.

Ye Xianggao also looked at Zhang Haogu in surprise.

Judging from the way he handles government affairs, this person is quite good. He doesn't look like a stupid young man at all. Sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he only wants one thing and no one else can fool him.

This person is unusual.

Ye Xianggao never looked at Zhang Haogu in the past. He only thought that this man was a flattering minister around the emperor and a lackey of the eunuch.

It's simply a polite way of sweeping the floor.

Is this kind of person worthy of saying that he is a scholar?

This kind of person is not even worthy of being his political enemy.

However, now Ye Xianggao felt that Zhang Haogu was really difficult to deal with.

"Baorui! (Zhang Haogu's calligraphy)" Ye Xianggao spoke while Zhang Haogu was taking a break.

"Yo!"

As soon as Zhang Haogu saw Ye Xianggao, he stood up and said with a smile: "Mr. Ye Ge, why are you here at the Ministry of Revenue?"

Having said this, Zhang Haogu glanced at the clerk beside him and said, "Why are you still standing there, why don't you quickly serve tea to Mr. Ye Ge?"

"It's been a while!"

Ye Xianggao sat down and said, "Baorui, you are busy with official duties, so I can't disturb you!"

These words carry a sting.

"It's so presumptuous. Mr. Ge is here in person, how can he still disturb you?" Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Mr. Ge, do you have something to do with me today?"

Ye Xianggao stared at Zhang Haogu and knew that this bastard was asking questions knowingly so that he could take the initiative to speak out.

At that moment, he said bluntly: "I want to have a good discussion with you, Baorui, about the new policies of the imperial court!"

"What Mr. Ge said is absolutely true!"

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "I wonder what Mr. Ge thinks this new policy should be? Alas, the emperor is also determined. He must implement the principle of returning the envy to the public, dividing the land into acres, and the gentry all paying the grain and serving as errands!"

“Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes!”

Ye Xianggao said, "Don't be too hasty. What do you think, Baorui?"

"Mr. Ge might as well speak more clearly!"

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "Of these three, which one comes first?"

Ye Xianggao said directly: "Xian Xian returns to the father-in-law!"

After the loss is returned to the public, other officials can still find ways to embezzle other money. In comparison, the resistance is the smallest and the losses are also the smallest.

"actually!"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "This is also my idea. Xiuxian returns to the public and is in charge of the household department. In addition, I have another trick!"

While talking, Zhang Haogu took out a memorial, handed it to Ye Xianggao and said: "Mr. Ge, please take a look!"
Chapter completed!