徐晋看完户部主事霍韬上交的统计报告,对结果还是相当满意的,只是京畿内便清理出近九万顷的田地,若是全国都能以这种力度清退田庄,那么大明的赋田增加两三百万顷肯定不成问题.这便意味着大明的赋税收入可增长近倍,将大大改善财政入不敷出的局面.

徐晋轻吁了一口气,历经数月,京畿内的田地清丈工作总算顺利完成,有如此成绩也足以向小皇帝交差了,只是要清丈全国的土地,彻底扭转大明的财政困局,还任重而道远啊.

Xu Jin put down the statistical report and smiled at Huo Tao who was still standing respectfully in front of the case: "It's been hard work for Lord Huo during this period."

Huo Tao hurriedly said, "My sir is so serious. This is the responsibility of the subordinate. How dare you speak hard."

Xu Jin nodded and asked casually: "By the way, has the result of the clearance of the land clearance of each governor and the Ministry of Revenue reported to the Ministry of Revenue?"

"At present, only Nanzhili and Zhejiang have reported it. The other governors are expected to wait for the New Year. You may wish to guess how many fields have Nanzhili and Zhejiang cleared out?" Huo Tao said with a hint of eloquence.

Xu Jin's heart moved: "It is estimated that it is less than 50,000 acres."

Huo Tao sneered: "Sir, the two places are less than 30,000 hectares in total."

徐晋不由蹙了蹙剑眉,明朝的南直隶相当于后世的安徽省,江苏省,还有上海的面积总和,再加上一个浙江,清退的土地面积竟然不到三万顷,连京畿地的一半都达不到,可见其中的水份有多大.

当然,这也早在徐晋意料之中了,他本来就不看好这次打折扣的清田庄,京畿地区要不是因为通过重新清丈土地的方式,强行把隐匿的田地逼出来,绝对不可能取得如此亮丽的成果.

正所谓事不关己,高高挂起.在霍韬看来,别的地方清退田庄不理想,这不仅不关他事,反而更能衬托出自己政绩斐然,说不准今年的吏部考核还能评个优等呢.

At this time, Huo Tao looked around and took out a memorial from his arms with a look of abnormal expression, and said with a wry smile: "Sir... I have a memorial here, and I hope Lord Xu will give me advice and correct me."

徐晋眼中闪过一丝怪异之色,这场景咋有点熟识,去年张璁也拿了一份奏疏请自己斧正,结果便拉开了“大礼议”之争的序幕,而霍韬当年也是张璁的支持者之一.

Xu Jin took the memorial from Huo Tao quietly and said with a smile: "I dare not take the axe correction, so it is okay to give some suggestions."

Huo Tao is now his direct subordinate, and the relationship between the two became closer when the Jianchang Hou Mansion was "sharing hardships", so Xu Jin naturally would not refuse this small request from his younger brother. Strictly speaking, Huo Tao was the first younger brother that Xu Jin received after entering the officialdom. As for Xia Yan, the military department manager, he was not considered Xu Jin's younger brother. The reason why he assisted Xu Jin in impeaching the Zhang brothers was entirely because he strongly supported Qingtianzhuang.

There is no doubt that Xia Yan is an independent and politically ambitious official and will not rely on the powerful. For example, when it comes to opening the maritime ban, he clearly opposed Xu Jin.

Compared to Xia Yan, Huo Tao is obviously more sleek, just like Zhang Cong. Of course, Zhang Cong may be a speculator with political ambitions, but Huo Tao is a utilitarian who really wants to climb up.

For Xu Jin, utilitarians like Huo Tao who have no ambitions are obviously more suitable to be younger brothers, mainly obedient and easy to control. Of course, there is also a disadvantage to using such people as younger brothers, that is, they are easy to turn against each other, so they must not be fully trusted and reserved. People like Xia Yan are more suitable as allies and friends, but the premise is that your political proposition must be consistent with him.

Xu Jin browsed Huo Tao's memorial and couldn't help but feel a little shocked. He raised his head and looked at Huo Tao with a calm expression, and asked, "Master Huo really plans to show off this memorial?"

Huo Tao was obviously very nervous. His general meaning was to ask the emperor to set up a temple for Emperor Xingxian in Da Nei, and respect Emperor Xingxian as Emperor Huangkao, while Emperor Hongzhi changed it to Emperor Huangbokao.

It is obvious that Huo Tao's memorial is like Zhang Cong's "Great Listen Commentary" back then, and he is a "flatter" that the young emperor wants to win the favor and use of the young emperor.

Speaking of Zhang Cong's "Great Ceremony" last year, the "Great Ceremony" kicked off the dispute over "Great Ceremony". In the end, Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, acted as a hooligan, demoted Wang Zan and Zhang Cong and other opposition representatives, and finally calmed the controversy. At the same time, Yang Ge Lao also used the excuse to transfer Xu Jin out of the capital to provide disaster relief, and finally forced the young emperor to agree to recognize Emperor Hongzhi as the emperor's charity and respectfully called his biological father Zhu Youze "the biological father Xingxian Emperor."

Originally, this matter could end here, but Huo Tao planned to re-report the old things to cater to the holy will and win the opportunity to rise to the top. However, Huo Tao was obviously a little unsure, so he wanted to test his words through Xu Jin. After all, Xu Jin was the favorite minister of the emperor, and if Xu Jin supported him, the possibility of success would naturally increase greatly.

Of course, Huo Tao also means to pull Xu Jin as a protective umbrella, because once this memorial is handed over, it will undoubtedly be equivalent to stroking the tiger beard of Yang Tinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet. If no one protects him, how could he, a small sixth-rank chief, withstand the pressure?

Huo Tao looked at Xu Jin's eyes, and a layer of sweat couldn't help but seep out of his forehead. Because he couldn't see Xu Jin's attitude, he tentatively said: "Does the senior official think this memorial should be taken over?"

Xu Jin shook his head straightforwardly and said, "Gun the first bird!"

Huo Tao couldn't help but look disappointed and bowed, "The official has been taught."

Xu Jin changed the subject and said, "However, if a group of birds emerge at the same time, that's another matter!"

Huo Tao's eyes lit up, and he took out two memorials from his arms and said with a sarcastic smile: "Sir, there are two memorials here, which are from Zhang Cong and Gui E, the head of the Nanjing Ministry of Justice. They asked the memorials to ask Lord Xu to correct the matter."

Xu Jin's heart moved. It turned out that these speculators had already gathered together. It was probably already agreed to make an announcement together, and Huo Tao was responsible for testing his own words first.

Xu Jin calmly took the two memorials and read them again, but found that although the contents of the memorials of the three people were different, the summary opinions were consistent: First: I asked the emperor to set up a temple for his biological father, Emperor Xingxian, and enjoy the treatment of state gifts; Second: I asked the emperor to respect his biological father, Emperor Xingxian, as Huangkao, and Emperor Hongzhi changed it to Huangbokao.

Huo Tao carefully paid attention to Xu Jin's face change, but unfortunately Xu Jin's expression was calm and he couldn't see any attitude.

"What does Lord Xu think?" Huo Tao finally couldn't help asking.

Xu Jin closed the three memorials, then folded them and handed them back to Huo Tao. The latter suddenly felt a little cold. Without Xu Jin's support, the three sixth-rank officials could make up the waves.

Just when Huo Tao took the memorial in disappointment, Xu Jin said indifferently: "Let's go ahead after the New Year, so as not to be at peace during the New Year."

Huo Tao was overjoyed when he heard this, and was as if he had been riding a roller coaster. He hurriedly said, "I will save you any money from the official position. Thank you for your advice. I will leave!"

Huo Tao put the memorial in his arms and left Xu Jin's office with great joy. Even the cold north wind outside could not extinguish the enthusiasm in this guy's heart at this moment. Hehe, the opportunity to be successful is here.

Xu Jin looked at Huo Tao's background and smiled indifferently. It can be expected that after the New Year, Huo Tao handed these three memorials, which would inevitably cause an uproar again. The "big gift discussion" dispute that had been silent for more than a year will ignite the war again.

Xu Jin did not take a stance on the "big ritual discussion". If possible, he tried not to get involved. After all, most of the officials who supported Yang Tinghe were upright civil servants. These people may be a bit pedantic, but they are always better than those corrupt officials. They still have to rely on their governance.

However, if Yang Ting and the One Party are not cleared, it will become a stumbling block for their own reform. So Xu Jin planned to use his strength to fight and use Zhang Cong to clean up Yang Ting and the One Party.

If according to the historical trend, Yang Ting and the Party are destined to be unable to defeat the upstartists such as Zhang Cong and Gui E, they just need to burn the fire and watch the fire from the other side of the river. This will not only achieve the goal of eliminating Yang Ting and the Party, but will not have to have a quarrel with those Qingliu officials, such as Xia Yan.

Moreover, as far as Xu Jin knows, even his master Fei Hong did not support the little emperor, but he was just a generous person. Because of this, Xu Jin could not get involved, at least he would not be involved in it openly, so as to avoid the embarrassment of facing Master Fei.

At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Jin walked out of the Ministry of Revenue. The weather was cold and the north wind was like a knife. Hanlin editor Fei Maozhong was dressed thickly and was waiting for Xu Jin to come out outside the door.

Xu Jin approached and said apologetically: "I have been waiting for a long time."

Now that Fei Maozhong has become Xu Jin's double-produced brother-in-law, the relationship between the two has become even more intense. He joked: "It doesn't matter, the doctor is busy with affairs, so the subordinates should be waiting."

Originally, everyone was a Jinshi in the same subject, and Fei Maozhong was still the second place. Xu Jin, the Tanhualang, has now reached the fifth rank, and Fei Maozhong is still only a seventh rank Hanlin editor, and the gap is not average!

Xu Jin couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "If Ruyi Jixiang heard these words, I would probably have to sleep on the ground tonight."

Fei Maozhong laughed and said, "Just kidding, let's go, the Qionglin Tower has probably started."

By the way, this year is the year of the provincial examination. My elder brother Fei Maoxian finally passed the imperial examination and entered Beijing last month to prepare for the Spring Examination Competition (Ministry Examination) in February next year.
Chapter completed!